BRL-AG-3A
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
boll weevil
Primary Designation
BRL-AG-3A
Accession No.
CVCL_Z339
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
B. Stiles
References
Stiles, B., McDonald, I. C., Gerst, J. W., Adams, T. S., & Newman, S. M. (1992). INITIATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FIVE EMBRYONIC CELL LINES FROM THE COTTON BOLL WEEVIL ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS IN A COMMERCIAL SERUM-FREE MEDIUM. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal, 28(5), 355.
Notes
Growth characteristics: popultion doubling time = 20 to 22 hr; Unique properties: induced to produce an anti-bacterial factor, anti-bacterial activity; Microbial presence: tested negative for mycoplasma contamination using the fluorescent dye Hoechst.
Medium
EX-CELL 420 + 10% FBS
Cell Culture Collection
Cynthia Goodman, USDA, ARS, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory (BCIRL), Columbia, Missouri, USA.
cindy.goodman@usda.gov
